molten metal
Foundry's flowing material
Molten metal is metal heated past its melting point into liquid form.
The phrase appears in contexts of industrial processes like casting and forging, where metal must flow before solidifying into shape: Workers poured molten metal into the mold.
The term emphasizes the dangerous, glowing-hot state of liquefied steel, iron, or other metals.
- solidificationTransition to firm state
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- liquid stateMatter flowing freely
- lava flowMoving volcanic discharge
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physical state
molten metalcast metal
Alloy shaped by pouring
metal bar · pig iron · wrought iron · ingot · billet
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